Daktronics (DAKT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Daktronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electronic scoreboards, programmable display systems and large screen video displays for sporting, commercial, and transportation applications in the United States and internationally. It operates through Commercial, Live Events, High School Park and Recreation, Transportation, and International segments. The company also offers video display and walls; scoreboards and timing systems; LED message displays and sings; intelligent transportation systems dynamic message signs; mass transit display; sound systems; and digital billboards and street furniture, and digit and price displays. In addition, it provides indoor dynamic messaging systems and liquid crystal display signs; and software and controllers, which includes Venus, a control suite software to control the creation of messages and graphic sequences for uploading to displays. The company sells its products through direct sales and resellers. Daktronics, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Brookings, South Dakota.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.45 to $15.67
• 50-Day Range: $14.60 to $17.66
• 52-Week Range: $8.62 to $19.89
• Volume: 639,544 shs
• Average Volume: 458,083 shs
• Market Capitalization: $687.53 million
• P/E Ratio: 58.40
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $26.00
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Daktronics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Daktronics scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 43rd out of 666 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Consensus Rating

Daktronics has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Daktronics has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.50%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Daktronics are expected to grow by 12.50% in the coming year, from $0.96 to $1.08 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Daktronics is 58.40, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.61.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Daktronics is 58.40, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 44.38.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Daktronics has a PEG Ratio of 0.57. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Daktronics has a P/B Ratio of 2.82. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.95% of the float of Daktronics has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Daktronics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Daktronics has recently increased by 5.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Daktronics does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Daktronics does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Daktronics is 80.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Daktronics will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.52% next year. This indicates that Daktronics will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.26

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.95% of the float of Daktronics has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Daktronics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Daktronics has recently increased by 5.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.13

News Sentiment

Daktronics has a news sentiment score of 1.13. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Daktronics this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Daktronics insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $191,673.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.50% of the stock of Daktronics is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

61.69% of the stock of Daktronics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

DAKT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DAKT shares performed this year?

Daktronics' stock was trading at $16.86 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, DAKT shares have decreased by 13.4% and is now trading at $14.60.
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How were Daktronics' earnings last quarter?

Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DAKT) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December, 4th. The technology company reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.09. Daktronics had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.61% and a net margin of 3.62%.

Does Daktronics have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Daktronics: ADFLOW NETWORKS, Data Display, Open, Hoffend & Sons Inc., Dodge Electronics, European Timing Systems, ADFLOW Networks Inc., and more.

Who are Daktronics' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Daktronics include Alta Fox Capital Management LLC (6.53%), Duquesne Family Office LLC (5.57%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.22%) and Vanguard Group Inc. (5.20%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew David Siegel, Reece A Kurtenbach, John Patrick Friel, Bradley T Wiemann and Matthew John Kurtenbach.
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How do I buy shares of Daktronics?

Shares of DAKT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Daktronics own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Daktronics investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE), Jabil (JBL) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 12/04/2024
• Today: 3/03/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 4/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Miscellaneous manufacturing industries
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment & Instruments
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:DAKT
• CIK: 915779
• Web: www.daktronics.com
• Phone: (605) 692-0200
• Fax: 605-697-4700
• Employees: 2,831
• Year Founded: 1968

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $26.00
• High Stock Price Target: $26.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $26.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +78.1%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.25
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 58.40
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.21
• P/E Growth: 0.57
• Net Income: $34.62 million
• Net Margins: 3.62%
• Pretax Margin: 5.51%
• Return on Equity: 19.61%
• Return on Assets: 8.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.40
• Current Ratio: 2.35
• Quick Ratio: 1.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $820.60 million
• Price / Sales: 0.84
• Cash Flow: $1.53 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.54
• Book Value: $5.17 per share
• Price / Book: 2.82

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 47,091,000
• Free Float: 44,501,000
• Market Cap: $687.53 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.16